Elements and Performance Criteria
- Gather data on network usage for planning activity
- Determine the type of access network by accessing and using network information sources
- Collect planning data using network information sources to determine network trends
- Evaluate new and emerging technologies to determine availability and compatibility with existing network equipment
- Access relevant legislation and associated regulatory and operational codes
- Evaluate need for network growth
- Evaluate capacity of the existing network to absorb planned growth
- Identify need and likely timing of necessary network increments
- Assess new or alternate technologies to rectify network shortfall
- Identify barriers relating to planned network extensions impacting planning the network realisation
- Assess the impact of not meeting network shortfall needs and long term ramifications on the business
- Develop solution and network plan to address network shortfall
- Review overall planning parameters prior to commencement of the planning process to produce forecasts for specific network area and cost-benefit analysis
- Establish the optimum solution to address network shortfall with justification for the proposal
- Determine project details and ascertain preliminary costing and resource requirements
- Determine availability of required technology or technology features within the specified timeframe
- Produce a specific network plan with solution and recommendations for anticipated projects for approval according to enterprise procedures